Sampling Strategy for the Rapid Screening of Mine-Waste Dumps on Abandoned Mine Lands
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Smith, Kathleen S. ; Ramsey, Charles A. ; Hageman, Philip L. (2000). Sampling Strategy for the Rapid Screening of Mine-Waste Dumps on Abandoned Mine Lands.
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Smith, Kathleen S. ; Ramsey, Charles A. ; Hageman, Philip L. (2000). Sampling Strategy for the Rapid Screening of Mine-Waste Dumps on Abandoned Mine Lands.
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Organization: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
Pages: 9
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 2000
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| We developed a statistically based strategy for sampling the surficial material of mine-waste dumps for use in screening and prioritizing historic dumps on abandoned mine lands. This sampling strategy entails the collection of a representative composite sample from individual dumps and allows for regional or watershed-based assessments. One 30-inment dump-composite sample collected using this sampling strategy contains as much information, relative to average value, as 30 individual grab samples at 1/30 of the analytical cost. |
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